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Spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope family member 3

Spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope family member 3, or Nesprin-3, is a Nesprin-family protein that in humans is encoded by the SYNE3 gene. Nesprin-3 localizes to the outer nuclear membrane, where it is retained by SUN domain-containing proteins. The n-terminus of Nesprin-3 faces the cytoplasm and associates with the cytolinker protein Plectin.

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Jul 23, 2026
Read time
≈ 2 min
Length
420 w
Citations
10
Source
SYNE3
Identifiers
AliasesSYNE3, C14orf49, NET53, Nesp3, spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope family member 3, C14orf139, KASH3, LINC00341, NCRNA00341
External IDsOMIM: 610861; MGI: 2442408; HomoloGene: 17625; GeneCards: SYNE3; OMA:SYNE3 - orthologs
Orthologs
SpeciesHumanMouse
Entrez
Ensembl
UniProt
RefSeq (mRNA)

NM_001042699
NM_172500

RefSeq (protein)

NP_689805
NP_001350621

NP_001036164
NP_766088
NP_001390387

Location (UCSC)Chr 14: 95.41 – 95.52 MbChr 12: 104.9 – 104.98 Mb
PubMed search34
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Spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope family member 3, or Nesprin-3, is a Nesprin-family protein that in humans is encoded by the SYNE3 gene.5 Nesprin-3 localizes to the outer nuclear membrane, where it is retained by SUN domain-containing proteins. The n-terminus of Nesprin-3 faces the cytoplasm and associates with the cytolinker protein Plectin.6

References

References

  1. GRCh38: Ensembl release 89: ENSG00000176438Ensembl, May 2017
  2. GRCm38: Ensembl release 89: ENSMUSG00000054150Ensembl, May 2017
  3. "Human PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  4. "Mouse PubMed Reference:". National Center for Biotechnology Information, U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  5. "Entrez Gene: Spectrin repeat containing nuclear envelope family member 3". Retrieved 2018-05-27.
  6. Wilhelmsen K, Litjens SH, Kuikman I, Tshimbalanga N, Janssen H, van den Bout I, et al. (December 2005). "Nesprin-3, a novel outer nuclear membrane protein, associates with the cytoskeletal linker protein plectin". The Journal of Cell Biology. 171 (5): 799–810. doi:10.1083/jcb.200506083. PMC 2171291. PMID 16330710.
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